John
Edwards
Born in Kilkenny, County Carlow, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of Francis Edwards
and Anne Leach (Leech) Edwards
Brother of
Thomas M Edwards
Husband of
Anne Jane (Parker) Edwards
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
George Edwards and Joseph John Edwards
Died
at about age 76
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Apr 2013
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The Birth Date is a rough estimate. See the text for details.
Biography
John was born sometime around the period 1735-1741 in Kilkenny, County Carlow, Ireland. Given the date of his sons birth, the end of this range seems more likely, but the merged profiles did not contain sources for the birth dates used.
John Edwards passed away in 1817 in the county of his birth.
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Acknowledgments
Thank you to Jeanette Brown for creating WikiTree profile Edwards-4947 through the import of 2013.ged on Jan 30, 2013.
Profile Edwards-10003, originally created by Fern Peters, has been merged into this profile.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~3.12%
Ann (Crozier) Armstrong
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T040679 [compare], FTDNA kit #344604
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~0.78%
Fern Peters :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T654687 [compare], FTDNA kit #330043
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Shane Baker
Shane Baker
Edwards-10003 and Edwards-4947 appear to represent the same person because: Same Birth place, Wife, Death Date, and 1 son. Only conflict is birth date, but they both look like estimates and are within 5 years. No sources on either profile.
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by Shane Baker
Rejected matches › John E Edwards (-abt.1815) › John Edwards (1733-) › John Edwards (bef.1765-abt.1819) › John Edwards (abt.1743-)
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